Now may be the opportunity to explore this choice with your camper.
Single-Sex Camp Means
- Breaking gender stereotypes — girls interact with women in positions of authority and boys interact with men who act as nurturers
- More opportunities to "Be Yourself" without impressing or competing with the opposite sex
- Camp philosophy may be tuned into gender strengths and weaknesses
- Brother or sister camps may share activities
Co-ed Camp Means
- Breaking gender stereotypes — girls interact with women in positions of authority and boys interact with men who act as nurturers
- Mirrors and prepares campers for everyday living — the world is co-ed
- Allows families with a boy and a girl to attend same camp
- Offers diverse points of view
- Breaks through rigid divisions set up in school when campers participate on equal footing